OOH this is funny! OMG 50F, and we would be wearing shorts, but that is what happens when you literally have the coldest February on record. The other day we broke 32 for the first time in more than 30 days. Kids outside without hats and gloves like it was a party!
As for the dressing… 50-60F may be cool to mcholley1, but there can be a balance. A wrap dress is a lovely idea, with perhaps 3/4 sleeves? Perhaps you can find a light wool jersey in a spring like print. A silk would be warm enough, dressy enough, but not too heavy.
Pashmina type thing will help if you are too cool, or a shrug, or bolero. But if it is indoors, the heat will certainly be on and there will be a mass of body heat.
Tights and booties may weigh it down. Regular hose may give you all the leg warmth you need. Booties themselves won’t provide you any extra warmth, will they? I mean we are talking basic leather booties which are no more protective and warm than a pair of close toed shoes? Right? Or am I thinking about a different kind of bootie?
The culottes in a silk twill might be a great ticket! It would give you full leg warmth/coverage. Silk twill is elegant and can be done in a spring color, yet give you the warmth you need. Plus they have the advantage of looking like a skirt. Perhaps a fitted 3/4 length sleeve blouse that you tuck in the in the same material and use a sash or something so it looks like a dress?? Again, a shrug or bolero over a cardi. Cardi, (which I wear all the time) says grandma is cold! It doesn’t say… I am a smashingly elegant woman. And clearly if a woman is on this forum, whether she dresses the part or not, is a smashingly elegant woman! 🙂
